| Multiple-injection thoracic paravertebral block as an alternative to general anaesthesia for elective breast surgeries: A randomised controlled trial. | |
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PMID: 22529416 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: General anaesthesia is currently the conventional technique used for surgical treatment of breast lump. Paravertebral block (PVB) has been used for unilateral procedures such as thoracotomy, breast surgery, chest wall trauma, hernia repair or renal surgery. METHODS: We compared unilateral thoracic PVB with general anaesthesia (GA) in 60 consenting ASA physical status I and II female patients of 18-65 years age, scheduled for unilateral breast surgery. Patients were randomly assigned into two groups, P (n=30) or G (n=30), to receive either PVB or GA, respectively. RESULTS: The average time to first post-operative analgesic requirement at visual analogue scale score≥4 (primary endpoint) was significantly longer in group P (303.97±76.08 min) than in group G (131.33±21.36 min), P<0.001. Total rescue analgesic (Inj. Tramadol) requirements in the first 24 h were 105.17±20.46 mg in group P as compared with 176.67±52.08 mg in group G (P<0.001). Significant post-operative nausea and vomiting requiring treatment occurred in three (10.34%) patients of the PVB group and eight (26.67%) patients in the GA group. CONCLUSION: The present study concludes that unilateral PVB is more efficacious in terms of prolonging post-operative analgesia and reducing morbidities in patients undergoing elective unilateral breast surgery. |
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Sabyasachi Das; Pradipta Bhattacharya; Mohan Chandra Mandal; Soma Mukhopadhyay; Sekhar Ranjan Basu; Bikas Kusum Mandol |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Indian journal of anaesthesia Volume: 56 ISSN: 0976-2817 ISO Abbreviation: Indian J Anaesth Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-04-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0013243 Medline TA: Indian J Anaesth Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 27-33 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Anaesthesiology, North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. |
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